Coin-counting machine.



Witnesses;

' PATBNTBD JAN. 15, 1907.

M. B. RIGHTMAN.

00w COUNTING MACHINE. APPLIQATION FILED FEB.1, 1906.

' 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 1 F I M I I IT No. 841,446. PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907.

' M. B. RIGHTMAN.

-UDIN COUNTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.1, 1906.

' 2 SHEBTSSHEET 2.

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To wllivhgom it. may concern;

' v This invention is intended for use in banks,

; mercantile which it IS necessary Illinois,

Miiacus B. RIGHTMAN,

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,'ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T ALEXANDER BQSEELENFREUND,or oH1cAco,1LL1NoIs.

? com-couN-r'me MACHINE.

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan.-15, 1 907.

7 Application filed February 1, 1906. Serial No. 298,990.

Be it known that'I,.MARoUs B. RIGHTMAN, a subject of-the .Czarof'Russia, residing at in the county of Cook and State of chines, ofwhich the following is a specificahouses, or other establishments in tocount and register a large number of. coins daily; and the object of theinvention is to provide mechanism for rapidly and automatically countingcoins of d erent denominations.

An'ther object of the invention is to prothe etermined number of coinshave been counted,

therebyfshutting oii the power and preventg an unnecessary and wastefuluse of power after the countingoper'ation has ceased.

h .The inventionconsists in the counting and registering mechanisms, andin the means by which the two mechanisms are simultaneously operated,and in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinandFig.8 a detail of one of the braces for 1 holding register; Fig. 5,

1 after described and claimed.

In the drawings, F i ure 1 is a side elevation of the entire mechanism;Fig. 2, a sec tional elevation of one of the coin-chutes; Figs. .3 andA, cross-sectional views of the a longitudinal sectional view of thesame; Fig. 6, a sectional plan view of the same; Fig.7,

the'coin-chutes in lace.

The-mechanism asa w ole consists of a frame or standard having uprights1, an upper cross-rail 2, and an intermediate crossrail 3. flhe frame orstandard serves as a support for a lurality of vertical coin-chutes 4,5, and 6,0? substantially the same length datefcoins of difi'erentdeno1ninationsas,

.' for instance, dollars, half-dollars, and quarters. The coin-chutesare secured to the top rail'bvmean's of upper collars 7, through whichthe-chutes pass, and are secured to the have invented certain new anduse- .ful Improvements in Coin-Counting Maa view of the coinstriker,

\ slot of one of the tubes collars are rovided with a lurality of -screwholes 9 an into any one o which may be inof each chute is provided witha dischargeslot 12, cut: substantially the entire distance around thetubular wall of the chute, leaving connecting-necks 13, which preventthe displacement of the closed bottom 14 of: the chute.

Secured to the upper cross-railare a pair of standards orposts 15, whichserve as guideways for a slidable cross-rod 16, to which are secured alurality of plungers 17, each having a hear 18 and a shank 19, thelatter terminating in a slotted end 20, adapted for the passagetherethrough of a thumb-screw 21 The cross-rod 16 is provided withweights 17 a for forcing downthe coins within the chutes and. is furtherprovided at one end with a contact 18, which is adapted to depress abutton 19 on an electric switch 20 for breaking the current whichoperates an electric motor to be hereinafter described. The switch isprovided with a second button 21*,

adapted to close the circuit, and from the switch lead circuit-wires 22and 23, the for mcr of which leads to an electric motor 24 and. thelatter of which leads to a suitable source of electric supply 25,from-which source a circuit-wire 26 leads to the motor and completes thecircuit.

The coins are discharged b means of a reciprocated spade-shaped stri er27, which is secured to the end of a reciprocating rod 28,

passing one of the uprights, and the end of the striker is positioned toenter into the coin-discharge at every forward thrust of thereciprocating rod,knocking out the lowermost coin into a funnel-shapedhopper 30, having a discharge-mouth 31. The striker is rcmovably securedto the end of the rod and is-of suitable size and shape to operate oncoins of any particular denomination, and it is the intention to providea different intermediate .rail 'by lower collars 8, the striker for eachof the coin-chutes, the diswithin the ous degrees of vertical elevation.In order to-provide' for this adjustment, the lower charge-slots ofcourse being of diiierent sizes i to accommodate coins of difi'ercntdenomina- 'tions.

for securing the shank to the cross-rod 16..

serted a screw10 for holding'the chute in adthrough a journalemounting29 on The reciprocating rod 28 terminates l in an upturned end 32, whichis connected end a wheel 39, which latter is adapted to be.

revolved by the motor and is connected, by means of a crank 40, with therewiprocating guide-rod 33, so that at each reciprocation of the rod acoin of the selected denomination will be discharged from the chute andsimul taneously the register will be operated to record the discharge.

The register consists of a box 41, having inits top an opening 42,covered by a piece of glass 43, beneath which s1ghtopemng runs a tape44, wlnch is held in proximity to the .slght-opening by means of abracket 45, be-

tween which and the opening the tape passes, and the ends ot the tapeare car led by spools 46, mounted upon shatts47 and 48, the l'ormer ofwhich'is provided with a crank 49,.

which is connected with the. reciprocating rod 35 by means of a link 50,and each of the shafts has mounted thereon a ratchet-wheel 51 forpreventing the return movement of the spools. The ratchet-wheel hascmBperating therewith a spring-dog 52, which engages the teeth of theratchet-wheel, and the springdogs are adapted to be thrown out ofengagement by the movementof levers 53, pivoted to cars 54, the innerends of which levers rest against the springs and areamhmted when thelevers are drawn together to simultaneously release both of the springsfrom the ratchetwheels, allowing the tape to be turned back by means ofa handle 55 on the shaft 48. The two shafts are journaled withinvertical supporting-rods 56, which extend from top to )ottom ol' thebox.

In operation the cross-rod and plungcrs are raised to their elevatedposition, amt one or more of the plungers is swung out of its chute, andsen'es as a support for maintaining the cross-rod in elevated position.(oins of the selected denomination are then poured into the proper chuteuntil the lat ter is filled, after winch the proper st riker 'l'orthe-selected denomination is secured to the end of the reciprocatingrod, and the empty coin-chutes are elevated sulliciently above the endof the filled coin-chute to prevent interference with the operation olthe striker. The tape is then turned to the proper position and the motorc ir(aiit closed, which starts the opera' tion of the electric motorand begins the counting operation.- The coins tall down by gravity andby .the pressure ot' the weighted plunger and are knocked out one at atime from the discharge-slot am] into the receivinghopper, andsimultaneously with each rcciprocation of the striker the shaft 47 ofthe register will'be moved a rev0lut1on,carry1ng suitable figures tocoins counted.

With the discharge of the last coin the plunger will reach the bottom'ofthe chute, closing the opening therein, and simultaneously the buttoncontrolling the current will be depressed, shutting oil the current andstopping the operation of the motor. It will be seen from the foregoingdescription that the device is one which is adapted for use indicate thenumber of that the operations of thedevice are automatic, enabling thecounting operation to be recorded upon a desk within easy access of anaccountant or other operator, and that the counting operation will beextremely accurate and can be performed much more rapidly than by hand.

What regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a coin-chutehaving near its lower end a slot in its side adapted to dis charge coinstherefrom, a reciprocating forward thrust and discharge the lowermostcoin therefrom, a register, a connection between t'he striker and theregister, and an electric motor adapted to operate the striker, and acircuit leading to the motor and ads ted to be broken simultaneouslywith the ischarge of the last coin, substantially as described.

discharge-slot in its side, a plunger entered into the chute, a slidablecross-rod to which the plunger is pivoted, a striker adapted to enterthe discharge-slot and discharge therefrom the lowermost coin, and aregister connected with the striker and adapted to be operatedsimultaneously therewith, substantially as described.

combination of a coin-chute provided wit-h a discharge-slot in its side,a plunger entered into the chute, a slidable cross-rod to-which theplunger is pivoted, a striker adapted to enter the discharge-slot anddischarge therefrom the lowermost coin, a register connected with thestriker and adapted to be operated siniultaneously therewith, anelectric motor for operating the striker, and an electrical connectionadapted to be broken by the fall of the cross-rod simultaneously withthe discharge of the last coin, substantially as described. Y I 4. In a.device of the class described, the combimition of a t adapted -t'or usewith coins of difl'ercnt denominations, a support to which the chutes lare sinmlt-aneously secured, each of the with it the tape, which hasinscribed thereon- 2. In a deviceot the class described, the combinationof a com-chute prondedwi-th a 3. In a device of the class described, the

plurality of coin-chutes with coins of difl'erent denominations, and

striker adapted to enter the slot with each lot all

4 chutes having e slot in its side near its lowerend, a'striker adaptedto be positioned to enter the slot of the selected coin-chute anddischarge coins successively therefrom, means for reciprocating thestriker, a register con nected with the striker and ada ted to beoperated simultaneously therewit to register each discharge, an electricmot-or for op-

